Home / 10,077,716,374.40-15,116,574,561.60-5,118,734,115.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 10,077,716,374.40, 15,116,574,561.60 and 5,118,734,115.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 10,077,716,374.40, 15,116,574,561.60 and 5,118,734,115.20 is: 7,678,101,172.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,077,716,374.40 : 15,116,574,561.60 = 5,118,734,115.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,077,716,374.40/15,116,574,561.60 = 5,118,734,115.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,077,716,374.40x = 15,116,574,561.60 × 5,118,734,115.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,077,716,374.40x = 77,377,725,913,426,395,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 77,377,725,913,426,395,136/10,077,716,374.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,678,101,172.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.